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Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
This is relatively new CPU that contains 10 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600K also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]
Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770
Class: Desktop
Socket: FCLGA1700
Total Cores: 10 Cores, 16 Threads
Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.7 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo
Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.8 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo
Typical TDP: 150 W
TDP Down: 125 W
Cache Size: L1: 864 KB, L2: 9.5 MB, L3: 20 MB
Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)
Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021
CPUmark/$Price: 139.22
Overall Rank: 225
Last Price Change: $199.99 USD (2023-05-24)
Integer Math | 87,869 MOps/Sec |
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Floating Point Math | 67,704 MOps/Sec |
Find Prime Numbers | 95 Million Primes/Sec |
Random String Sorting | 36,255 Thousand Strings/Sec |
Data Encryption | 18,613 MBytes/Sec |
Data Compression | 346,249 KBytes/Sec |
Physics | 1,522 Frames/Sec |
Extended Instructions | 22,020 Million Matrices/Sec |
Single Thread | 3,974 MOps/Sec |
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Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,608 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,811 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,843 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 22,665 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,097 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,959 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 21,885 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,505 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,795 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 14,540 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,143 |
Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 195.04 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 140.65 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 139.22 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 133.33 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 117.87 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 85.11 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 61.69 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 46.85 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
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Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,203 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,056 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 3,974 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,845 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,820 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,718 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,359 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,945 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 2,889 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 2,664 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,569 |
Baseline | CPU Mark | |
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BL1830415 - May 31 2023 | 28451 | |
BL1830373 - May 31 2023 [Overclocked] | 30626 | |
BL1830084 - May 30 2023 | 29950 | |
BL1830036 - May 30 2023 | 29523 | |
BL1830019 - May 30 2023 | 30593 |
Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
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Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,843 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 26,827 (-3.6%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 21,959 (-21.1%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,965 (+4.0%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,073 (+0.8%) | |
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,471 (-1.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 24,695 (-11.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 21,645 (-22.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 27,966 (+0.4%) | |
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 32,707 (+17.5%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 28,179 (+1.2%) | |
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 25,837 (-7.2%) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K | 23,251 (-16.5%) |
Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 9,225 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 9,102 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KS | 8,457 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 8,439 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 7,808 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 7,602 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 7,193 | |
Intel Core i9-13900T | 6,888 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | 6,797 | |
Intel Core i7-13700K | 6,793 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | 6,773 | |
Intel Core i5-13600KF | 6,735 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | 5,075 |